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The École Nationale Supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette is proposing a post graduate degree centred around sustainable architectural design at an urban scale, considered a new paradigm of nature in the city. For more follow the link

Greenmarket Bounty

Fifteen dollars American bought the above: eggs (your eyes aren't tricking you, they are blue/green shells), a pound of asparagus, a pound of broccoli, one bunch of mint and a pint of strawberries.

So far, I've made two lunches and dinners of the broccoli & asparagus, ate the strawberries for two snacks and none of the eggs in 48 hours.

So I ask you: expensive or worth it?

Worry-Free Dinners & B.R.Guest

I’m thrilled to announce a new Worry-Free Dinners partnership with a renowned NYC restaurant group: B.R.GUEST.

I've had many happy and allergen-friendly meals at various B.R.Guest restos over the years and have talked about several of them on Please Don't pass the Nuts. Remember my great date at Blue Water Grill? Or the business lunch at Dos Caminos Third Avenue?

Now you can experience some of the allergen-friendly love yourself. We will have our inaugural Worry-Free Dinners event for adult members on July 12th.

The excellent Mexican menu will be gluten free, peanut free, tree nut free, fish/shellfish free and still full of delicious flavor! Chef Young will be on hand to chat and walk us through how she specially prepared each dish just for us. Our table discussion theme will be: safe summer travel with food allergies/dietary restrictions. And as always I'll be there, chatting, coaching and eating with you!

Visit the WFD website for more details.

(Remember: Worry-Free Dinners® is a membership group and you MUST be a member to eat with us. It's super easy to join. Just send an email to worryfreedinners@gmail.com to request an application. )

all the weaving of my dreams

Well, sorry to leave you hanging like that. I've been a little busy. And, I've been struggling with this drawing. It's been a love hate relationship. I've given up on it a couple of times, then I've given in and worked on it some more, then finally, after a couple of weeks, I finished it. It's another drawing from, erm, 'my book' (!). Which is another reason I've been away for so long - getting ready for Bologna. Yikes, folks, it's getting close.

So, click on the drawing to get a better view. Go on, stick your beaks in.